(BBC) Israeli police search for a gunman who killed two people at a gay support centre, in the country's worst suspected such crime.
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August 1, 2009
Fires rage across Canary island
A huge forest blaze is still burning on La Palma but Spanish fire crews are aided by a change in wind direction.
Castro says Cuban system to stay
(BBC) Cuban President Raul Castro says he is willing to talk with the US, but Cuba's communist system will remain in place.
Malaysia criticised over protest crackdown
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's government faced criticism Sunday for arresting hundreds of people and using tear gas and water cannon to break up a protest against laws that allow for detention without trial.
Iran tries 100 reformists over election unrest
TEHRAN (Reuters) - About 100 leading Iranian reformists went on trial on Saturday, accused of trying to topple the clerical establishment by orchestrating mass protests after the disputed presidential election, Iranian media reported.
Chavez accused of gagging media
(BBC) Venezuelan opposition groups say a decision to take 34 radio stations off the air is an attack on freedom of speech.
ZIMBABWE: Paying the water bill prevents cholera
HARARE , 31 July 2009 (IRIN) - Zimbabweans have been given the good news and bad news about their water supplies. First, the government declared the end of the devastating cholera outbreak; then, residents in the capital, Harare, were told to expect widespread cut-offs of water supplies over unpaid bills.
Philippines mourns Corazon Aquino
(BBC) The Philippines declares 10 days' mourning for ex-President Aquino, whose "people power" revolution toppled Ferdinand Marcos.
Iran poll protests trial begins
(BBC) The first trial of people arrested over Iran's disputed elections has begun, with leading protest figures in the dock.
July 31, 2009
Honduras leader firm against world pressure
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - Honduras' de facto leader vowed on Friday that no country will push the small Central American nation around and pledged to resist international pressure to reinstate toppled President Manuel Zelaya.
Venezuelan election law approved
(BBC) Venezuela's National Assembly passes an election law that critics say will benefit President Hugo Chavez's party.
Hard road
(BBC) On the trail of Africa's people smugglers
KENYA: Video game fights for behaviour change
NAIROBI, 30 July 2009 (PlusNews) - At the community centre in Mukuru, a slum in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, teenagers spend hours engrossed in a video game, but they are not battling other-worldly forces with super-human weapons; instead, they are finding their way through a familiar-looking city, trying to negotiate real-life situations and learn how to avoid HIV infection.
Wall Street bonuses criticised
(BBC) Wall Street banks bailed out by the government gave executives bonuses regardless of performance, a report says.
Concern at Nigeria Islamist death
(BBC) Human-rights activists express concern at the death of a sect leader in Nigerian police custody, calling it "unlawful" killing.
New Zealand votes on smacking ban
(BBC) New Zealanders have the chance to vote on whether parental smacking of children should remain a criminal offence.
July 30, 2009
India free education bill tabled
(BBC) India's government plans to put a landmark education bill before parliament, after a delay due to procedural issues.
Honduran rulers insist Zelaya cannot be president
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - The de facto Honduran government insisted Thursday that it would not allow ousted President Manuel Zelaya to return to office, dampening hopes of a deal to end a political crisis after last month's coup.
July 29, 2009
Call to 'tolerate' drug dealers
(BBC) Police should tolerate some drug dealing to keep down levels of violent crime, a report by a think tank says.
Bangladesh to pull out soldiers
(BBC) Bangladesh decides to pull out troops from the south-eastern hill region, 12 years after signing a peace deal with tribal insurgents.
Iran opposition vows to defy ban
Iranian opposition leaders pledge to ignore a ban and attend ceremonies to honour those killed in post-election violence.
Heavy rains, landslides kill 66 in southern China
BEIJING (Reuters) - Heavy rainstorms have caused flooding and landslides across southern China, killing at least 66 people this summer and forcing tens of thousands to evacuate their homes, the Xinhua news agency said on Thursday.
Working women in front line of slowdown
BANGKOK (Reuters) - When a major swimwear factory in Bangkok found its sales plummeting in the downturn, it laid off some 1,900 workers, almost all of them women.
Religious row
(BBC) Vietnam monastery dispute highlights freedom issue
July 28, 2009
Sudan 'trousers trial' adjourned
A Sudanese woman facing 40 lashes for wearing trousers has had her case adjourned until next week.
Gender pay gap 'not being closed'
(BBC) Failure to tackle stereotypes in schools is contributing to women's pay not catching up with men's, a report says.
US extends Myanmar sanctions ahead of Suu Kyi's verdict
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama on Tuesday extended sanctions against Myanmar, including a ban on gem imports, as the military regime prepares a verdict for democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
NKorea may consider disarmament deal if security concerns are met
WASHINGTON: North Korea is willing to consider a new disarmament agreement if the United States takes into account its security concerns, a senior Chinese official said on Tuesday.
Chavez freezes ties with Colombia
(BBC) Venezuela withdraws its envoy in Colombia and freezes relations in a row over arms supplied to Colombian rebels.
Haitian migrant shipwreck kills 15, dozens missing
MIAMI (Reuters) - At least 15 Haitian migrants drowned and more than 65 were missing after their wooden sail boat hit a reef and sank off the Turks and Caicos islands, local police and the U.S. Coast Guard said on Tuesday.
July 27, 2009
Quiet return
(BBC) US troops back on patrol in Iraqi cities, on Iraqi terms
Japan executes death row inmates
(BBC) Japan executes three convicted murderers under a new system that brings citizens into the judging system.
Haiti, Dominican Republic add troops on border
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti and the Dominican Republic reinforced troops at their shared border after violence broke out at a protest in the Dominican Republic demanding extradition of a Haitian man accused of murder in both countries, Haiti's foreign minister said on Monday.
Security boosted in north Nigeria
(BBC) Nigeria steps up security across northern areas, following attacks by Muslim militants in which at least 100 people have died.
Swedes quiz Venezuela on weapons
(BBC) The Swedish government asks Venezuela to explain how Swedish made weapons ended up in the hands of Colombia's Farc rebels.
US rules on abusive short selling
(BBC) US regulators make permanent a set of curbs on "naked short-selling" - regarded as abusive speculation against shares.
Revealed: the secret evidence of global warming Bush tried to hide
(Guardian) Photos from US spy satellites declassified by the Obama White House provide the first graphic images of how the polar ice sheets are retreating in the summer. The effects on the world's weather, environments and wildlife could be devastating
Nigerian Islamist attacks spread
(BBC) Islamist militants attack Nigerian police in two more northern states, after at least 39 people were killed on Sunday.
July 26, 2009
Myanmar court hears final arguments in Suu Kyi case
YANGON (Reuters) - A court in army-ruled Myanmar heard final arguments on Monday in a case involving opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who faces five years in prison if found guilty of breaching a draconian security law.
Islamic school ban sparks protest
(BBC) The decision by an Australian state government to ban an Islamic school planned for Sydney sparks protests.
Clashes as South Africans strike
Striking South African workers empty piles of rubbish onto the streets and police respond with rubber bullets.
Water crisis uproots Syrian farmers
SHAIZAR CASTLE, Syria (Reuters) - Only a few decades ago, fish were plentiful in the Orontes river which for thousands of years has provided water to the lush Syrian plains, at the crossroads of the ancient world.
Poorest at risk of worst diabetes
(BBC) The poorest people in the UK are more than twice as likely to have diabetes and develop complications, a report says.
Clinton says Iran's nuclear pursuit is "futile"
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Sunday that Iran would not be allowed to have a nuclear weapon and reiterated Washington's commitment to protect close ally Israel from any threat posed by Tehran.
Kuwait financier facing U.S. fraud suit found dead
KUWAIT (Reuters) - A brash Kuwaiti financier facing a fraud suit by U.S. authorities was found dead on Sunday in an apparent suicide that sent shockwaves through the Gulf Arab financial sector.
Chechnya blast kills at least five: report
GROZNY, Russia (Reuters) - At least five people were killed Sunday when a suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd next to a concert hall in the capital of Russia's province of Chechnya, news agencies said.
Pakistan holds pro-Taliban cleric
A radical cleric who brokered a failed peace deal in Pakistan's Swat valley has been arrested, officials say.
Afghan vice-presidential candidate survives ambush
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) - One of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's vice presidential running mates in next month's elections escaped unhurt from an ambush by Taliban insurgents Sunday, officials said.
Whale wedged on cruise ship bow
(BBC) A rare whale is discovered wedged on to the bow of a cruise ship when it docked in the Canadian city of Vancouver.
'Dozens die' in Nigeria clashes
(BBC) At least 32 people die in a gun battle between security forces and a radical Islamist group in north-east Nigeria, reports say.
India launches nuclear submarine
(BBC) India's prime minister launches the first nuclear-powered submarine to built entirely in the country.
Mediterranean fires still burning
(BBC) Firefighters throughout the Mediterranean are still fighting wildfires which began days ago and have left eight dead.
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